Kinowave

A holistic solution to produce energy from waves, store it and make it reachable to the masses

Our solution encompasses an energy extraction device that uses interconnected floats, filled with a high-density, non-volatile, non-flammable fluid. This technique works by capitalizing on the constant motion of the waves. As the waves move, so do the floats, while the fluid inside tries to maintain its position. This relative motion between the fluid and float has been utilized to produce energy. Since the waves are not uniform, the energy produced tends to fluctuate. This brings about a need to store the produced energy which is taken care of by a suitable mechanical storage system.

The world faces annihilation because of all the fossil fuels being used, sensing this we have started migrating towards more sustainable and cleaner forms of energy. But the existing renewable energies have only partially succeeded at this task. During the year 2020, the global consumption was 126851 TW, with a whopping 4255 kWh per person. The energy consumption is said to reach 334260 TW, 359325 TW  , 403897 TW by 2025,  2030 and  2050 respectively. During the 2020 – 2021 period, solar farms covered about 13% of the global energy necessity, wind power contributed a whopping 27.5%, we got about 12.5% from hydro power plants and 7.35% from bioenergy. In India hydropower plants have supplied for about 11.9% of the total energy needed, windmills produced about 10.2%, about 12.4% from solar farms and 2.6% from bioenergy. From the statistics, we come to understand only about 37.1% of the energy in India is produced from renewable sources. Our innovation aims to convert the other 62.9% to a cleaner form of energy.  Due to the fluctuating nature of these clean energies, we are forced to rely on storage. The major leader in the field of storage is batteries, but these batteries contribute heavily to the already raging global warming. Though experiments have been carried out in this sector in various laboratories across the globe, they are yet to be accessed by people due to problems with cost and implementation. This ignited the fire in us to change the world for the better

The solution aims to be a solace for the global population, satisfying energy needs without harming our mother earth. With a cleaner form of energy that is relatively cheap we can help electricity reach more people. By setting up plants near islands we also plan to bring in job opportunities for the local people. The supply of electricity to those who were not able to afford it, is going to light up their lives, improve education and make everyday chores easier. The increase in employment options also rises the economy automatically bringing the standard of living for the locals. Also as mentioned before 62.9% of our energy comes from fossil fuels and the earth is crying out in agony to stop global warming. Our solution will aid in lightening this burden on the earth

The research was undertaken by our team on the various studies that have tried to understand the global energy needs and its production. the various forms of energy supplying those needs have also been well researched. further live data from conferences, EIA and other researches point to the fact that renewable energy is not used to majorly supply energy because renewable sources produce irregular energy for a short period of time, in contrast, we need constant electricity for a huge part of  day, telling us the lack of storage systems is a hurdle for the world to go all renewable.

We have successfully validated the concept of our solution. For this we had to test out various ideas, verify it analytically and ensure relative motion between the fluid and the tank in a pool and calculate its losses after which we attached the energy extraction units to it, thus making it a scaled-down prototype.  We are currently working on the business model of our product. We are also looking for potential partners to further our development and test our setup in a real environment. We are also looking for market opportunities with the onshore industries and governments of the islands. The various aspects of energy efficiency and structural optimization are being researched.

To select the size of the project we will be using wave measuring devices and SONAR whose information will be used by AI/ML algorithm to predict the wave nature in the near future. this will be used as the primary data to get precalculations on the supply to the grid and the quantity of energy to be stored. All the data from the system including energy production, energy supply, and storage will be monitored and controlled at all times to ensure the systems are shut down when hazardous happenings take place. In case of an emergency, the systems will be brought to shore in a jiffy.

An average Indian household uses up to 10kWh per day and about 250kWh per month. We plan to establish our innovation in various phases.

Zeroth phase:

We plan to produce a prototype that has a 1kWh production capacity.

First phase:

A pilot with a 100kW power plant with a 2.4MWh/per day production capacity will be established. Since the wave energy capacity factor is only 32%, we will be able to produce about 768kWh/day which can supposedly power 77homes(each home includes a family of four in this context)

Second Phase:

the pilot is expanded to with a 1000kW power plant with a 24MWh/per day production capacity. with the wave energy capacity factor as 32%, we will be able to produce about 7680kWh/day which can supposedly power 770homes(each home includes a family of four in this context)

third phase:  A full-fledged startup with a 5000kW production capacity

The Lakshadweep Islands gets its power entirely from diesel energy generation units. They used 700kWh in the year    In a bid to supply the people with a cleaner form of energy, provide jobs, and to uplift their economy we are planning to install our setups near the island. We are aiming to provide electricity to around 77 homes in the year 2023 and around 4000 homes in the year 2024. With the supply of electricity and providing job opportunities we are hoping to enhance the quality of life for the indigenous populace.

Our Goals, such as providing power and clean water to people of the island and uplifting their life can be achieved by progressing through our milestones such as fabricating a scaled-down prototype that withstands the harsh environments and scaling it up with 1-5000Kwh units. With these milestones we will be able to provide affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all, ensure the availability of clean water, ensure a good and healthy life, provide an action to combat climate change and impact, ensure sustainable cities and communities, ensure sustainable food security and will indirectly ensure the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystem..

Financial Barrier: The scarcity in funds is an impediment to the purchase and testing of equipment.

Technical barrier: Since this innovation is highly dependent on waves, we are forced to depend upon a real-time accurate system for predicting the various parameters of the waves like wave height, wave period, and wavelength.

Legal Barrier: Though the ocean is not anybody’s legal property, it is still difficult to understand the process of installing something in the ocean legally.

Market Barrier: Taking into consideration our innovation can be classified under an energy start-up in the broader view, the increasing amounts of energy start-ups coming up poses a challenge for us to succeed.

Janarthanan - Mechanical Engineer who ideated and designed the machine, protyped the low-cost model, test engineer of the model for stability and energy production. He is the Team Lead.

 Brathikan-Simulation engineer, Vibrational Analyst, Energy Economics and Policy Planning, Business Model.-The simulation engineer who works in the analysis of the design for structural strength, FMEA analysis

 Communication System Design: Abiya - Technical analyst works on offshore communication taking care of the sensor data and transferring precisely to teresstrial locations for two-way communication between the systems

 Electronics System Design: Ansu - Embedded System Intern who works in sensor selection, controller design, and architecture design of the system.

 Computer vision: Tamilarasi - Computer System consultant specialized in machine learning and deep learning to study and monitor systems and their environment.

 Poornima-(Microorganism)-Microorganism research intern. working on the effect of devices on microorganisms.

 Kishore P-Industrial Management, Process Development.-The industrial engineering intern, who works in developing the process and safety measures of the plant.

Finance Analyst: Dhanus Kodi-Finance Management Business Model.

Sivakeerthana S: Power electronics Designer specializing in Regulating and processing the stored or extracted power through Power electronic system for any demandable applications.

 Aparna: An analytical problem solver / physicist in the team endeavouring to derive equations on wave energy, energy storage and learning related basic concepts and findings.

Suresh: Power Train design Engineer specializing in power from the power source to the power generator using compound power train and taking care of the mechanical system used in the power source and power generator

Sandhya G: Environment Co-Analyst: Sandhiya G-Pollution Management-Microbiology intern who works on pollution in ocean by ocean structures and its impact on the environment.

We are looking for potential partners

Our solution has been geared towards a greener world. We provide electricity to improve the quality of life for the community. This is especially true for the girls since it reduces a lot of household chores and gives them an opportunity to start their education. This is one way we can ensure the stronghold of the next generation in this world with much more equality than we ever saw or experienced. Our company is also focused on the upliftment of women and vows to employ more women in the coming years. At present, the company has an astonishing  67% female employee rate.